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There are Congregational, Wesleyan Methodist and repeater station has been established by the English and Primitive Methodist chapels, and Salvation Army Bar­ German Governments jointly, for the purpose of giving racks. The Congregational chapel was first founded in additional telegraphic communication between 1657: the present edifice, built in r857, at a cost of about and Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfort-on-Maine and Vienna. £1,ooo, is a structure of flint with stone facings, in the The cable leaves the English shore at Bacton, 5 miles Gothic SJtyle, and has an organ, provided in 1875 at a distant. The market cross, built by Bi~hop Thrrluy in cost of £300 : there are 400 sittings. ~he reign of Edward VI. repaired by Bishop Redman in The Cemetery, road, is 2 acres 2 roods in r6go, and again restored in r8_<;6, wa!' completely restored extent, and wa8 formed in 1856 at a cost of about in 1899 at a cost of nearly £zoo. In 1899 11. clock and £6oo; it has two mortuary chapeb and caretaker's bell were placed in the market cross by the Urban lodge; it is now under the control of the Urban District Council at a cost of over £ wo, received by them from Council: in 1896 an addition of 4a. 3r. r6p. was made the administrator of Robert W ortley, of Suffield, at a total cost of £749· deceased (to be spent at the discretion of the council). The Counrty police station and petty sessional court being the balan<:e of the last North Walsham steeple­ house, situated on the Yarmouth road, was erected in chase fund, which had accumulated for mapy years and 1903, and consists of a large hall and offices; attached of which the late Mr. Wortley was trea·surer and had are residences for a superintendent, acting sergeant and sole control. Near the market cross is a granite drink­ two constables. ing fountain and cattle trough, erected in rgu to The Publi<: Hall, in Bank Lake, formerly the Corn commemorate the coronation of T.M. the King and Hall, built in 1848 at a cost of £goo, and now the pro­ Queen. On Heath, beside the road perty of Mr. J. H. Reeve, is used for public meetings, to , is a stone cross, said to mark the ~pot concerts &c. ; it is fitted with a large platform, and will where in r38r the rebels, headed by John Leitester, a seat 500 persons. The Working Men's Club, in Vicarage dyer of Norwich, were defeated by Henry de Spencer, street, opened in Dec. rgo6, consists of reading and the warlike Bishop of Norwich. The White Horse Spa recreation rooms, billiard and bagatelle rooms and and Blue Bell commons, to the north-east of the town, rooms for other games ; in rear of the building is a were inclosed about the year 1830, and many houses well-kept lawn for bowls. North Walsham is the head have since been built upon them. quarters of B Squadron, The King's Own Royal Regi­ Furze Hill is the residence of Mrs. Petre, and The ment Norfolk Yeomanry and of F Co. (detachment) of Oaks, of Mrs. Wilkinson. The Ecclesiastical Commis­ the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment Territorial Force. sioners are the lords of the manor, and Lord Suffield Here are extensive agricultural implemelllt works. G.C.V.O., K.C.B., P.C., V.D. Mrs. Petre, Mrs. Wilkin~ An agricultural show is held here triennally, alternately son and Sir H. Rider Haggard, of Dit~hingham, are the with Aylsham and . The market is held on chief landowners. The parish and Urban District com­ Thursday and is ohiefly for corn; auction sales for prises an area of 4,239 acres of land and 17 of water; cattle &c. are held on the same day. The rental of an rateable value, £r8,7o5; in rgn the population was allotment of 34 acres, amounting to £44 ros. yearly, is 4· 2 54· distributed to the poor in coals. A submarine cable Parish Clerk, Edward Dix.

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c. Post, M. 0. & T. & Telephone Call Office.-George Waiter William Pallett George Walker Upton, postmaster George William Smith Albert Walker Hours of Attendance. Officers. For sale of stamps, registration of letters &c.-8 a.m. to Clerk, Herbert William Thackray Empson, Grammar 8 p.m.; sundays, 8.30 to ro a.m School road Postal Drder business.-8 a.m. to 8 p.m* Treasurer, Henry Birkbeck esq. South .Acre, Swaffham Money order & savings bank, Government annuity & in­ Medical Officer of Health, John Shepheard B.A.Camb.,. surance business; & issue of licences.-8 a. m. to !j M.R.C.S.E., L.R.C.P.Lond. Cromer road p.m• Surveyor, Inspector & Collector, Edwin Joseph Simpson,. Local express messenger service for letters & parcels.- Orient villa, ~undesley road 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (parcels up to 7-45 p.m.); sundays, \Vater, Rent &c. Collector, Ernest William Simpson,. 8.30 to 10 a.m Grammar School road Telegraph business.-8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sundays, B.3o to ro a.m COUNTY MAGISTRATES ACTIKG FOR T~ TUN-· * Up to 12 noon on bank holidays STEAD & RAPPING PETTY SESSION AI. DIVISION. Inward Mails.-Hour of Town Delivery, 7 & 10.30 a.m. Cubitt Edward George esq. Honing hall, Norwich.. & 3 & 6 p.m (chairman) Letters & parcels for distribution in the town are ~ent out Blofeld John Calthorpe esq. house, Norwich if received within ro minute!i of the fixed hours of Bugden John Henry esq. Elm farm, Suffield, .iylshanr delivery. . Clowes Francis esq. The Hall, Sntton, Norwich On Sundays, Christmas Day, Good Friday & bank holi­ Gaymer John esq. Birchwood, North Walsham days, there is one delivery of letters. which commences Gordon J ames Alexander esq. The Manor house, Lud-· at 7 a.m ham, Outward Mails.-Latest Hour of Posting, 8.40, 9·55 & Gurney Robert esq. Ingham Old. hall, , Norwich 10.15 a.m. & 12.25, 2, 2.55 & 5.50 p.m Harbord Col. the Hon. Charles C.B., M.V.O. Gunton Night mail to all parts of the & foreign, park, Norwich 8 p.m Jickling Rev. Francis, hall, Norwich Sundays.-Night mail, all parts of the United Kingdom Kimberley Earl of, Witton park, North Walsham & foreign, 7· rs p.m Ladell Henry Richard esq. Ivy cottage, Aylsham road, Post Office, White Horse Common.-Arthur Edward North W alsham .Amies, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive at 6.30 a.m. Montgomery H. Greville esq. Bacton, North Walsham & 6.55 p.m. & dispatched at 5.ro & 6.55 p.m.; sun­ Petre Lieut.-Col. Bernard James, Westwick house, near days arrive 8 a.m. ; dispatched r r. 30 a.m. North Norwich Walsham, 2 miles distant, is the nearest money order Taylor Henry Morse esq. The Rookery, , Norwich & telegraph office Walker George esq.Melbonrne ho. Bacton rd.N.Walsham Post Office, Spa Common. George Rolfe, sub-post­ Wodehouse Lord. Witton park, ~orth Walsham master. Letters arrive 7·45 a.m. & 6.40 p.m. & dis­ Wodehouse the Hon. Philip, Witton park,North Walsham patched 7·45 a.m. & 5.20 & '6.35 p.m.; sundays, The chairman, for the time being-, of the North delivered 6.30 a.m.; dispatched rr.4o a.m. North Walsham Urban District Council is an ex-officio ma~is- Walsham, r mile distant, is the nearest money order & trate. · telegraph office · Clerk, Herbert William Thackray Empson, Grammar IJRBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. &hool road, North Walsham Meetings held at the Public Hall. Petty sessions Bre held every alternate tnesday at the Police Court house, North Walsham. The following Members. places are included in the petty sessional division:­ All retire in April, rgrs. Tunstead division , Bacton, Barton Chairman, Samuel Sewell. Turf, Beeston St. Lawrence, Bradfield. Crostwight, Vice-Chairman, Edward Burton. Dilham, Edingthorpe, , Honing, , William Thomas Amies I John Dixon Hoveton St. John, Hoveton St. Peter, , Neatis­ Benjamin Barker William A. Le Grice head, North Walsham, Paston, Ridlington, Sco-Ruston, Murrell Cork I Frank Frederick Miles , Smallburgh, , Tunstead, Westwick,